PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between The Legend (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rawg Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for The Legend has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Legend
vs
Gracie

199 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

177 cm
24
189 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Legend !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rawg Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legend tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracie looks to land a combination but Legend avoids it well.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Legend moves out of range.
Gracie throws a right hand that Legend ducks under and follows up with a left that Legend also avoids with ease.
Gracie throws a right hand that Legend ducks under and follows up with a left that Legend also avoids with ease.
Legend misses with a series of wild punches.
Legend looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Legend throws a chopping leg kick but Gracie manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Legend is breathing heavily.
Legend looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Legend pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gracie looks to land a combination but Legend avoids it well.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Legend misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gracie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Legend moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Legend lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gracie at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Gracie.
A combination from Gracie does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Gracie.
Gracie swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Legend just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie looks to land a combination but Legend avoids it well.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Legend throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Legend lands a nice shot to the body.
Legend misses with a low kick as Gracie jumps back.
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Legend throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gracie.
Legend misses with a wild combination.
Gracie looks to land a combination but Legend avoids it well.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Legend tried to score with a low kick but Gracie checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Legend . Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Legend dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
Legend fails to land with a series of punches.
Legend misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A combination from Gracie does no damage.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Legend changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie swinging wildly here.
Legend connects with a high kick.
Legend throws a wild body kick that Gracie sees coming a mile off.
Gracie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie throws a right and a left that Legend avoids nicely.
Legend misses with a double jab.
Legend really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gracie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Legend will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Legend misses with a looping left.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Legend .
Gracie throws a series of punches but Legend avoids them all with ease.
Legend lands with a nice combination. Gracie backs away looking to recover.
Legend doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Legend throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
Legend is looking to wear down Gracie with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Legend misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Legend doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Legend scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Legend throws a leg kick but Gracie moved away.
Legend throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Legend tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie misses with the combination.
Gracie throws a right and a left that Legend avoids nicely.
A jab from Legend finds it's way through Gracie's defenses.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Legend throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gracie throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Legend .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Legend showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracie.
Some wild striking there from Gracie.
Legend closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Legend misses with a series of wild punches.
Legend throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Legend avoids a punch combination nicely.
Legend misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but Legend bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Legend lands a jab-cross combination.
Legend scores with a nice right hand.
Legend looks for a takedown but Gracie sprawls well.
Legend misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Legend dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Legend throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie swinging wildly here.
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Legend misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Legend lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gracie backs up against the cage.
Legend avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Legend misses.

Gracie closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Gracie decides to stand back up. Gracie steps back and let's Legend get back to his feet.
Legend tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie takes one to the side of the head.
Legend misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Legend throws a body kick that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Legend moves out of range.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Legend throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Legend .
Legend is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gracie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie misses with a wild combination.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Legend .
Legend looks to land a body kick but Gracie moved away.
Gracie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Legend moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie throws a right and a left that Legend avoids nicely.
Legend avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Legend swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Legend showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Legend lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Legend throws a body kick that misses.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
Legend throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Legend slips a jab and a cross from Gracie.
Gracie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Gracie in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice shot lands for Legend .
The Legend is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Legend . Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Legend .
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but Legend bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Legend connects with a solid leg kick.
Gracie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Legend moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie looks to land a combination but Legend avoids it well.
Gracie swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legend is looking to slow Gracie down with leg kicks.
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Legend .
Gracie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Legend .
Legend slips a jab and a cross from Gracie.
Legend lands a jab to the head.
Gracie throws a right and a left that Legend avoids nicely.
Legend dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
Gracie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but Legend bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie tries to bum rush Legend with a series of wild strikes but Legend uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Legend changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Legend lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Some wild striking there from Legend .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gracie swinging wildly here.
Legend scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie walks into a left hand.
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie misses with a double jab.
Gracie swinging wildly here.
Legend lands with a shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Legend .
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Legend looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Legend throws a right and a left that both miss.
Legend dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
Legend tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie throws a right hand that Legend ducks under and follows up with a left that Legend also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rawg Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Legend cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.
Legend is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Some wild striking there from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie misses with a wild combination.
Legend tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Legend changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie misses with the combination.
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Legend misses with a body shot.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Legend fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie throws a right and a left that Legend avoids nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Legend fails with an attempt to clinch.
Legend misses with a wild body shot.
Legend misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Legend slips a jab and a cross from Gracie.
Gracie throws a right hand that Legend ducks under and follows up with a left that Legend also avoids with ease.
A head kick misses from Legend .
Legend throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Gracie swinging wildly here.
Legend throws a wild body kick that Gracie sees coming a mile off.
Legend looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
Legend tries to clinch up.
Gracie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Legend .
Legend digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Legend looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Legend misses with a wild combination.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie tries to bum rush Legend with a series of wild strikes but Legend uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Legend fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Legend tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Legend .
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Jab by Legend .
Gracie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Legend circles away quickly and effectively.
Legend works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
Legend throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Legend moves out of range.
Legend fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Legend dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
Legend scores with a body shot.
Legend wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Legend showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracie.
The fighters circle momentarily. Legend darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Legend cracks Gracie with an open hand slap.
Legend showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a right and a left that Legend avoids nicely.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Legend moves out of range.
Legend works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
Gracie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Legend cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Legend misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gracie moves out of range of the leg kick from Legend .
Legend is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Legend avoids them all with ease.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
Legend is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Legend is looking to clinch.
Gracie misses with a wild combination.
Legend throws a series of strikes that have Gracie backpedaling.
Gracie misses with a double jab.
Gracie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Legend .
Gracie throws a right hand that Legend ducks under and follows up with a left that Legend also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Legend pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Legend , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Legend lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gracie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Legend circles away quickly and effectively.
Legend throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie tries to bum rush Legend with a series of wild strikes but Legend uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Legend comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Legend looks to land a body kick but Gracie moved away.
Some wild striking there from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Legend wants to land a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
Legend wants to clinch.
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Legend circles away quickly and effectively.
Legend throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie slips a straight right by Legend .

And that's the end of the fight!
The Legend showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Legend has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Legend !